Found 2 items, similar to vested interest.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: vested interest vested interest n 1: (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another 2: groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit
English → English (gcide) Definition: Vested interest Vested interest \Vest"ed interest\ 1. a special personal interest, usually financial, in an existing system, law, or institution, which hinders a person from making objective decisions regarding that system, law, or institution. A vested interest may be one which benefits a relative, or, in an extended sense, one which defends a person's own reputation or previously expressed views. [PJC] 2. a right given to an employee by a pension plan, which cannot be taken away. [PJC] 3. pl. the persons, corporations, or other groups which benefit most (usually financially) from the existing system of institutions, laws, and customs. [PJC]